Press
Dr. Torgan has been interviewed and quoted by numerous major media outlets, including:
- Boston.com
- Chicago Tribune
- Forbes
- Los Angeles Times
- Medical News Today
- MedicineNet.com
- MIT Technology Review
- Real Simple
- Reuters
- Runner’s World
- Self
- USA Today
- Washington Post
- Wall Street Journal
- WebMD
Professional Boards and Committees
- American Fitness Index Advisory Board, American College of Sports Medicine
- Mass Media Subcommittee, National Physical Activity Plan
- Board of Directors, National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity
- Expert Medical Reviewer, Health News Review
- Media Referral Network, American College of Sports Medicine
- Communications and Public Information Committee, American College of Sports Medicine
- Strategic Health Initiative on Health Equity, American College of Sports Medicine
- Speakers Bureau, National Institutes of Health
- Associate Editor, Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews
Honors and Awards
- For health writing and content development: Merit Award, PAROS Award, and Plain Language Awards – all from the National Institutes of Health.
- For research: National Research Service Award and a Fellows Award for Research Excellence – both from the National Institutes of Health.
- Awarded research grants from NIH, NASA, and the National Academy of Sciences through Sigma Xi, for research ranging in scale from molecular and cellular biology to clinical human trials.
Professional Memberships
- American College of Sports Medicine (Fellow)
- American Physiological Society
- American Society for Cell Biology
- National Association of Science Writers
- Society for Participatory Medicine
